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U.S. Retail Sales for September down 0.1%, Ex-Auto up 0.4%
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for September, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $425.9 billion, a decrease of 0.1 percent (±0.5%) from the previous month, but 3.2 percent (±0.7%) above September 2012. Total sales for the July through September 2013 period were up 4.5 percent (±0.5%) from the same period a year ago. The July to August 2013 percent change was unrevised from +0.2 percent (±0.2%).
Retail trade sales were down 0.2 percent (±0.5%) from August 2013, but 3.1 percent (±0.7%) above last year. Nonstore retailers were up 8.9 percent (±2.1%) from September 2012 and miscellaneous store retailers were up 6.2 percent (±4.9%) from last year.
Posted: October 29, 2013 Tuesday 08:30 AM